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openSUSE: 2023:0272-1 Moderate: Python-CairoSVG External File Fetching

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for python-CairoSVG ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0272-1 Rating: moderate References: #1180648 #1209538 Cross-References: CVE-2021-21236 CVE-2023-27586 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-21236 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2023-27586 (NVD) : 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for python-CairoSVG fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-27586: Don't allow fetching external files unless explicitly asked for. (boo#1209538) - Update to version 2.5.2 * Fix marker path scale - Update to version 2.5.1 (boo#1180648, CVE-2021-21236): * Security fix: When processing SVG files, CairoSVG was using two regular expressions which are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (REDoS). If an attacker provided a malicious SVG, it could make CairoSVG get stuck processing the file for a very long time. * Fix marker positions for unclosed paths * Follow hint when only output_width or output_height is set * Handle opacity on raster images * Don’t crash when use tags reference unknown tags * Take care of the next letter when A/a is replaced by l * Fix misalignment in node.vertices - Updates for version 2.5.0. * Drop support of Python 3.5, add support of Python 3.9. * Add EPS export * Add background-color, negate-colors, and invert-images options * Improve support for font weights * Fix opacity of patterns and gradients * Support auto-start-reverse value for orient * Draw imagescontained in defs * Add Exif transposition support * Handle dominant-baseline * Support transform-origin Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-272=1 Package List: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 (noarch): python3-CairoSVG-2.5.2-bp154.2.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21236.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-27586.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180648 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209538 . The latest python-CairoSVG update in openSUSE resolves a pair of concerns: retrieving external resources and handling regular expressions.. python-CairoSVG Fixes, openSUSE Security Update, Regular Expression Denial of Service. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 26, 2023 OpenSUSE